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Article: Recapture the glory that was Ancient Greece with this brilliant course ... Ancient Greek Civilization offers 24 information-packed lectures on one of the greatest cultures the world has ever seen.(Taped lectures on Greek history)(Advertisement)
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- National Review
- Article date:
- March 14, 2005
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Blazoned above the portals of Apollo 's temple at Delphi were the words, "Know thyself." For us, this means knowing the Greeks.
In a corner of the Mediterranean, emerging from the darkness of prehistory, the Greeks created a culture that still shapes us every day: democracy, philosophy, tragedy, poetry, history-writing, our aesthetic sensibilities and ideals of athletic competition, and more. Who were these people? The answers are fascinating, particularly with Professor Jeremy McInerney as your guide.
These recorded lectures cover the 11 centuries from the end of the Neolithic period to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Professor Jeremy McInerney ...